Finished Project- Circles III, Off the Grid

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Finished Project

Presenting Circles III- Off the Grid...

 As a family we try to disconnect from the world and technology once a year,... we go "off the grid". Of course that leads to a lot of down time, but I still like to be productive; I put that time to good use. Last summer I packed up the materials to start this project and took it on vacation. (It's taken about 8 months to finish.)


This is the latest in my series of circles designed to improve my appliqué skills, especially as applied to curves. Circles 1 & 2 were set against squares that formed a grid. I've let these circles loose, they are no longer uniformly centered within their backgrounds or on each other. After three of these wall hangings, I'm gaining a bit of confidence and speed, but the illusive perfect circle will be an ongoing quest.

The quilting around and on the circles was done by hand, but the negative space between the circles was done on my domestic machine. This adds an interesting texture to the background. It is the first time I have combined quilting techniques in one piece.

 (For a look at Circles I and Circles II check out these links:
https://creativelifesampler.blogspot.com/2018/05/project-update-circles-1-circles-1-is.html
https://creativelifesampler.blogspot.com/2018/11/project-update-circles-ii-second-in-my.html )

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